diff --git a/src/IPA.Bcfier/Services/SettingsService.cs b/src/IPA.Bcfier/Services/SettingsService.cs
index 7bf39dc7..2d13a4e4 100644
--- a/src/IPA.Bcfier/Services/SettingsService.cs
+++ b/src/IPA.Bcfier/Services/SettingsService.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ public async Task<Settings> LoadSettingsAsync()
         public async Task SaveSettingsAsync(Settings settings)
         {
             var serializedSettings = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(settings);
-            using var settingsFileStream = File.OpenWrite(GetPathToSettingsFile());
+            var settingsFilePath = GetPathToSettingsFile();
+            if (File.Exists(settingsFilePath))
+            {
+                File.Delete(settingsFilePath);
+            }
+
+            using var settingsFileStream = File.Create(settingsFilePath);
             using var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(settingsFileStream);
             await streamWriter.WriteAsync(serializedSettings);
         }